{"id":436924,"date":"2026-01-29T13:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/436924\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:36:10","slug":"mating-season-is-here-for-coyotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/436924\/","title":{"rendered":"Mating season is here for coyotes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Santa Clarita residents have reported that they have been seeing coyotes out-and-about recently, even in broad daylight. That is because it is\u00a0the coyotes\u2019\u00a0mating season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said that coyotes\u2019 mating seasons are around January through March.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a time of year\u00a0where\u00a0they are more active. That\u00a0could lead to them\u00a0kind of wandering\u00a0out into areas where they might not normally be in search of mates,\u201d said Cort Klopping, information\u00a0specialist for Fish and Wildlife.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Klopping said that the male and female adults are usually the ones out\u00a0around this time\u00a0and that the juveniles are out around September through November during \u201cpup-leaving season.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9256-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Coyotes are seen out-and-about because of mating season. Signal file photo.\" class=\"wp-image-1204798\"  \/>Coyotes are seen out-and-about because of mating season. Signal file photo.<\/p>\n<p>He added that coyotes\u00a0can typically be spotted during dusk or dawn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Klopping said that people\u00a0who\u00a0encounter\u00a0coyotes during this time need to be more alert.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne, you want to make sure that\u00a0you\u2019re keeping\u00a0eye contact with that animal. You\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want it\u00a0to think that\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0not aware of it \u2026\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0run either, because that could trigger a coyote\u2019s chase instinct. So that could be an issue as well,\u201d Klopping said.\u00a0\u201cSo, you just want to make sure that\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0keeping safe distance, you back\u00a0away\u00a0slowly while\u00a0maintaining\u00a0eye contact, and then just\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0run.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said that if issues occur during an encounter with coyotes to call 911 or\u00a0L.A. County Animal\u00a0Care and Control to help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked what tips Klopping had for residents, he said bring small pets inside,\u00a0keep small children close, keep animals on a leash,\u00a0do not leave trash or pet food outside\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and if residents have bird feeders,\u00a0they should\u00a0be careful because squirrels and birds are prey to coyotes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9255-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Coyotes are seen out-and-about because of mating season. Signal file photo.\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1204797\"  data-\/>Coyotes are seen out-and-about because of mating season. Signal file photo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Santa Clarita residents have reported that they have been seeing coyotes out-and-about recently, even in broad daylight. That&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":["post-436924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}